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parmesan
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun parmesan has 1 sense
CIDE DICTIONARY
parmesan, a. [F. parmesan, It. parmigiano.].
- Of or pertaining to
Parma inItaly . [1913 Webster] - Parmesan cheese. [PJC]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
parmesan, n. a kind of hard dry cheese made orig. at Parma and used esp. in grated form.
Etymology
F f. It. parmegiano of Parma in Italy
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